According to /Film, the rep told CNN that “she was joking…nothing has been announced.”

One should note the interesting wording there—nothing has been “announced,” rather than nothing has been “discussed” or “planned.” As /Film notes, it seems very likely that the original cast has indeed been cast to co-star in the new trilogy, but that Disney is waiting until just the right time to officially announce it. So in the meantime, any discussion about casting confirmations will be noted as “joking.”

And it isn’t the first time Fisher has “joked” about returning to the series. In November, the actress stated that it was “common knowledge” that she would be returning for the new Star Wars franchise, before her beleaguered rep had to issue a statement announcing that Fisher’s everything Fisher says about Star Wars “has been tongue in cheek” and that “she hasn’t confirmed anything.”